On Endings and Beginnings

Sometime soon, I’ll jet off to Costa Rica with 21 other young people. I’m eager to begin our journey together, even if it means saying goodbye, again, to the young people I love here at home.   

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Melanie Mock
On Finding Our Way Home

Last week, a news site reported that the George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier was spotted traversing the Strait of Gibraltar, headed into the Atlantic. Never one to be concerned about the movement of U.S. Naval Forces, the picture of the carrier accompanying the story made me cry.

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Come to My Party (Please!)

If you’re in the area, please come to my book launch open house on March 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg. There will be cake (the good kind, with good frosting!), charcuterie snacks, sparkling drinks, and books for sale, as well as free bookmarks and stickers.

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Melanie Mock